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Herb Steiner Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX |
posted 16 January 2004 04:06 PM
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Going through the mountains of steel guitar historical data I seem to accumulate, a forumite who's "been around" sent me a document on old Fender letterhead entitled "CURLEY CHALKER Fender 1000 Tuning." This was before he went to 10-string guitars and the E9th. Most of us know that on the 1000, Curly played a C6 tuning going from F (low) to E (high). Easy enough. But before he played the E9 tuning, what was his second neck tuned to, and what were the pedal changes? ------------------ |
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Doug Seymour Member From: Jamestown NY USA |
posted 16 January 2004 04:32 PM
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I'm very interested in knowing the answer to this one, but I don't go back that far. (As far as my knowlege, I mean) I can remember Bobbe writing excitedly to me about Curley's playing when Bobbe was down that way...... maybe early 60s?? Always been a fan of Chalker's stuff! but can't say I knowingly ever heard him play another tuning???? (other than E9th) Don't keep us in suspense, Herb! What was it? |
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Paul Graupp Member From: Macon Ga USA |
posted 17 January 2004 05:37 AM
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Doug: Frank Crawley, a long long time friend of Bobbe's, lives here in Macon, Ga. He has told me lots of stories about Bobbe when they were in the USAF; how Bobbe would hitchike to some distant city to hear and watch Curly playing. I'd bet he knows what this tuning is... Regards, Paul |
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Paul Graupp Member From: Macon Ga USA |
posted 20 January 2004 04:18 PM
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Bobbe ??? Herb ??? Anyone out there...... Regards, Paul |
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John Bechtel Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A. |
posted 20 January 2004 09:40 PM
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That might have been another secret, like his Verticals were for a long time! I caught him in a weak-moment one evening and he told me what they did, which I had on my 1st. Franklin in '80. ------------------ |
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Herb Steiner Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX |
posted 20 January 2004 11:53 PM
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Okay, the envelope please... (muted drum roll in background)... Curly's *other* tuning was... F13! And for an added bonus, here's the C6 tuning... Open P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
[This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 20 January 2004 at 11:54 PM.] |
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Rich Sullivan Member From: Newport, NH 03773 |
posted 21 January 2004 03:00 AM
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Very interesting, Herb. That F13 (open, no pedals) is the same as Leon's and Noel's E13 neck, only raised a half-step. Any ideas why? Do you think he liked the higher sound, or just the fact that an F tuning complements a C tuning positionally? |
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Larry Bell Member From: Englewood, Florida |
posted 21 January 2004 09:18 AM
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Curly played a lot of jazz with a lot of horn players. I would imagine that he played F13 because it's a horn key. ------------------ |
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